I do get your points.
Objectively, when you look at what's happening in Gaza — toddlers were held hostage in a tiny, overcrowded place — it’s hard to grasp how no one is helped. I get that it's unfair that israelis are held to impossible standards while Gazans are often infantalised.
And I appreciate that back in 2006, an overwhelming number of Palestinian adults voted for parties whose stated goal was the annihilation of Israel. That didn’t come out of nowhere.
Even before Hamas, there was deep-rooted hostility — and IMO that was understandable given their situation. But the truth is, every major organisation dealing with the Palestinians was ideologically committed to Israel's destruction. Whether they said it openly or not, that was the aim.
After partition, Egypt occupied Gaza — and they treated the Palestinians like garbage. No rights, no citizenship, no future. Locked in, neglected, and left to rot. That didn’t create a population hungry for peace and prosperity. It created bitterness and generations raised on resentment.
So yes, many Palestinians today have spent a lifetime being used as pawns in a war they didn’t start — but have been taught to die for. They grow up believing Israel stole everything from them and continues to oppress them. They're fed constant antisemitic propaganda and conspiracy theories, until it becomes reality to them. They’re told “freedom” means the destruction of the Jews. I dont just mean by Hamas. I mean by activists. Lawyers. The UN. EVERYONE.
In my view, this whole situation is a continuation of the same antisemitism that allowed Hitler to murder six million Jews while the world watched and shrugged. After the Holocaust, the Jews didn’t vanish — many gathered in one place, and so the obsession shifted: from exterminating them in Europe to doing it in the Middle East. The world still scapegoats Jews. That’s why the world tolerates this madness, excuses terror, and stays silent while hostages are held and babies are used as shields. I can't see any other explanation.
But people are a product of many things.
People here in the UK didn’t always believe in liberalism or equality or protecting children. It took generations of cultural progress. Gaza hasn’t just missed out on that — it’s been actively held back. Its people have been trapped in a system that tells them they’ll only be free once the Jews are gone.
There’s context on both sides, but let’s not pretend it’s symmetrical. One side wants to live. The other’s been raised to die — and take as many with them as possible. Actually aside from the terrorists and leaders, the Palestinians I hold in deep contempt are actually the ones in the west.
They've been to New York or London or Berlin and they know the true history. They're free to speak. They know what's going on and are often highly educated and they often actively push for intifadas or "resistance" from the comfort of their Colombia free accommodation.
but I have a lot of empathy for thame ones trapped in it. I've got no doubt a lot of Gazans hate Hamas. No doubt many of them are utterly fucking terrified and suffering horrifically. Loads have lost their children and most have lost their homes. I don't believe their all radical ideologues who want this.
The problem is the world has enabled what's happened, and what we see is the worst. We mostly see what Hamas permits us to see. I epuldnt be suprised if it turns out a vast number of regular people just want it to stop.